January is a month where many of us struggle to rid ourselves of excess pounds accumulated during an overindulgent festive period. However, the excess weight is not restricted to the waistline – anyone foolish enough not to keep on top of emails returns to inboxes groaning under the accumulated baggage of unanswered emails.

At such times, technology seems a source of inefficiency rather than a productivity enhancer. But at Davos such problems are swept aside.